2911 W Fort George Wright Dr

2911 W Fort George Wright Dr Spokane, Spokane County
Facility Site ID: 18251 Cleanup Site ID: 13040

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Site Background

The site is multi-family housing and an empty lot.
The site is multi-family housing and an empty lot.

The 34-acre site is surrounded on the north, east, and south by the Spokane River.

The site was part of the George Wright Military Reservation (Fort Wright) established in 1899. The site remained largely undeveloped during Fort Wright’s operations; however, the Spokane Gun Club operated a shotgun skeet shooting range on the property from 1919 to 1949. In addition, an unlined, undocumented landfill is there. According to site investigations, the landfill contains construction and household debris.
 
Fort Wright was transferred from the U.S. Army to the U.S. Air Force before it closed in 1958. Then the property was divided and sold. 
 
Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary purchased property and built a convent building in 1968. The site operated as a convent from about 1968 until 2016.
 
Then the site was developed into multi-family housing and a trailhead that connects to a conservation area near the Spokane River. Cleanup was done as part of this redevelopment.

Cleanup

Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments were conducted from 2014 to 2016. During these investigations, diesel- and oil-range petroleum hydrocarbons, lead, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and methylene chloride were found in the soil at levels requiring cleanup.

In 2016, Copper River Apartments, LLC, applied to the Voluntary Cleanup Program and submitted a Cleanup Action Plan. Construction and cleanup activities started in fall 2016. Contaminated soil was excavated and disposed at a landfill. Remaining contaminated soil is covered to prevent human contact.

Periodic reviews

Ecology visited the site April 12, 2023, for the first periodic review. The cap appears to be in good condition, with no signs of excavation, erosion, or other damage. There were some construction material stockpiles, illegally disposed garbage, and other debris. However, the cap is still functioning as intended.

Voluntary Cleanup Program

This site was cleaned up under our Voluntary Cleanup Program, which provides technical help to owners of contaminated sites.

Voluntary Cleanup Program customers pay fees to cover our costs for technical help and reviewing cleanup reports. Sites in this program must meet the same cleanup standards as the sites Ecology manages under legal orders.

Site use restrictions called institutional controls are in effect

Institutional controls can be fences, signs, or restrictions on how the property is used. For instance, an institutional control may prohibit installing drinking water wells or disturbing a protective cap that isolates contamination. These restrictions keep the contamination contained and keep people from being exposed to the contamination. The controls are usually listed in environmental covenants recorded with the county.

Periodic reviews are required when institutional controls are required at a site. Ecology conducts reviews to make sure the controls remain effective and the cleanup still protects human health and the environment. We conduct periodic reviews about every five years.

Environmental Covenant

County Recording #: 6586965
County Recording Date: 3/20/2017

Restrictions/Requirements

  • Ongoing Maintenance of Remedy
  • Prevent the Reuse or Relocation of Site Soil
  • Prohibit Soil Disturbance

Restricted Media

  • Soil
Places to see print documents
Legal 3
Document Title Document Date Document Type
Subordination Agreement 6589876: 2911 W Fort George Wright Dr 3/31/2017 Environmental Covenant; Alternative Mechanism
Subordination Agreement 6589875: 2911 W Fort George Wright Dr 3/31/2017 Environmental Covenant; Alternative Mechanism
Environmental Covenant 6586965: 2911 W Fort George Wright Dr 3/20/2017 Environmental Covenant; Alternative Mechanism
Technical Reports 4
Document Title Document Date Document Type
Periodic Review: 2911 W Fort George Wright Dr 4/21/2023 Periodic Review (5 Year)
Maintenance and Repair Plan: 2911 W Fort George Wright Dr 3/7/2017 Operation and Maintenance Plan
Cleanup Summary Report: 2911 W Fort George Wright Dr 1/13/2017 Final Cleanup Action Report
Revised Cleanup Action Plan: 2911 W Fort George Wright Dr 9/2/2016 Cleanup Action Plan
Voluntary Cleanup Program 3
Document Title Document Date Document Type
VCP Opinion on Site Cleanup – NFA: 2911 W Fort George Wright Dr 4/14/2017 VCP Opinion on Site Cleanup – NFA
VCP Opinion on Proposed Site Cleanup – NFA Likely: 2911 W Fort George Wright Dr 9/9/2016 Voluntary Cleanup Program Opinion – Other
VCP Opinion on Proposed Site Cleanup – FA Likely: 2911 W Fort George Wright Dr 8/4/2016 Voluntary Cleanup Program Opinion – Other
There may be more documents related to this site. To obtain documents not available electronically, you will need to make a public records request.

Places to see print documents

  • Eastern Regional Office
    N 4601 Monroe St
    Spokane, 99205-1265
    Please schedule an appointment to view print documents at this location.

Contaminants 5

Contaminant Type
Soil
Groundwater
Surface Water
Air
Sediment
Bedrock
Non-Halogenated Organics - Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons RB
Halogenated Organics - Halogenated Solvents RB
Metals - Lead RA
Non-Halogenated Organics - Petroleum-Diesel RA
Non-Halogenated Organics - Petroleum-Other RA
S
Suspected
C
Confirmed Above Cleanup Levels
B
Below Cleanup Levels
RA
Remediated-Above
RB
Remediated-Below
R
Remediated
This contaminant list was based on our best information at the time it was entered. It may not reflect current conditions at the site.